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1949May, 8

David Vines

David Vines, Australian economist and academic
David Anthony Vines (born 8 May 1949), is an Australian economist teaching at Oxford University.

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Events on 1949

  • 1Apr

    Communist Party of China

    Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • 20Jul

    1948 Arab-Israeli War

    Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
  • 1Oct

    Mao Zedong

    The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
  • 2Oct

    Mao Zedong

    The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
  • 14Oct

    People's Liberation Army

    Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.